Chile's Atacama Desert blossoms with life after El Niño rains
Phys.orgby Andrew Zinin·17d ago
Chile's Atacama Desert blossoms with life after El Niño rains A display of flowers has bloomed across Chile's Atacama Desert, one of the driest places on Earth, after the El Niño climate phenomenon...
Research project identifies pathways to climate-resilient water and soil management
Phys.orgby Greta Clasen·17d ago
Research project identifies pathways to climate-resilient water and soil management How can regions better adapt their water and soil resources to the impacts of climate change?
Having a baby in Denmark v the UK: How different is it?
Phys.orgby Christine Parsons·17d ago
Having a baby in Denmark v the UK: How different is it? Denmark and its Scandinavian neighbors often appear at the top of many of the world's "best of" lists, from happiest and least corrupt to the...
The secret to a perfect crystal may be a precisely calibrated extra turn
Phys.orgby Rice University·17d ago
The secret to a perfect crystal may be a precisely calibrated extra turn Creating a perfect crystal sounds straightforward: Arrange identical building blocks into a repeating, orderly structure.
Queasy plesiosaurs swam to shore to vomit, Jurassic fossils reveal
Phys.orgby Cambridge University Press·17d ago
Queasy plesiosaurs swam to shore to vomit, Jurassic fossils reveal Plesiosaurs swam into river deltas to vomit up shells and other indigestible elements of their marine meals, suggests new research...
Injectable nanoparticles make blind retinas respond to light in preclinical study
Phys.orgby Aarhus University·17d ago
Injectable nanoparticles make blind retinas respond to light in preclinical study An international research team has developed microscopic particles that can make blind retinas respond to light.
Corals show 'vaccine-like' responses after pathogen exposure
Phys.orgby King Abdullah University; Technology·17d ago
Corals show 'vaccine-like' responses after pathogen exposure To boost corals' resilience amid rising sea temperatures and the spread of disease, KAUST researchers have found that controlled...
Tech solution that makes drone operations much more wildlife friendly
Phys.orgby Norwegian University; Technology·17d ago
Tech solution that makes drone operations much more wildlife friendly This summer, Norwegian news has reported (in Norwegian) multiple stories about Lofoten residents who shot at drones out of...
Physicists crack the math connecting ultraslow quantum magnetism to ultrafast black-hole physics
Phys.orgby Tom Dinki·17d ago
Physicists crack the math connecting ultraslow quantum magnetism to ultrafast black-hole physics A team led by University at Buffalo physicists has found a mathematical solution that shows how a...
From swarming bacteria to tissue cells, living matter defies classic physical models of motion
Phys.orgby Ben-Gurion University·17d ago
From swarming bacteria to tissue cells, living matter defies classic physical models of motion A new study led by researchers from Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU) reveals that living...
AI companions may erode social skills among isolated users, framework suggests
Phys.orgby Duke-NUS Medical School·17d ago
AI companions may erode social skills among isolated users, framework suggests As AI companions become more commonplace, new research from Singapore Management University (SMU) and Duke-NUS Medical...
What is your dog really saying? AI is helping researchers decode animal communication
Phys.orgby Kaunas University·17d ago
What is your dog really saying? AI is helping researchers decode animal communication Is a dog's bark simply an expression of emotion, or does it contain specific information that humans cannot...
Short 'logic check' warnings may improve how people assess climate arguments
Phys.orgby Tilburg University·17d ago
Short 'logic check' warnings may improve how people assess climate arguments In the climate debate, people are exposed to a lot of different information and opinions.
RHIC data reveal intriguing dip in momentum fluctuations in high-density nuclear matter
Phys.orgby Brookhaven National Laboratory·17d ago
RHIC data reveal intriguing dip in momentum fluctuations in high-density nuclear matter Scientists using the STAR detector to study particle collisions at the Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider (RHIC)...
Cash flow lessons help individual investors look beyond reported earnings
Phys.orgby Lingnan University·17d ago
Cash flow lessons help individual investors look beyond reported earnings Why are individual investors, commonly known as "retail investors," prone to losing money in the stock market?
X-ray method predicts anion behavior, opening path to longer-lasting batteries and AI-assisted chemistry
Phys.orgby University·17d ago
X-ray method predicts anion behavior, opening path to longer-lasting batteries and AI-assisted chemistry A new way of measuring how materials interact at the atomic level could help scientists...
Light beam 'swims' upstream through a quantum fluid by violating Newton's third law
Phys.orgby Krystal Kasal·17d ago
Light beam 'swims' upstream through a quantum fluid by violating Newton's third law Krystal Kasal Author Just as a leaf drifts along with a stream, objects in other moving fluids normally drift...
Is a nearby advanced alien civilization out there waiting to pounce on Earth? Unlikely, says new study
Phys.orgby Northern Arizona University·17d ago
Is a nearby advanced alien civilization out there waiting to pounce on Earth? Unlikely, says new study Science fiction suggests that life on other planets, if it exists, is likely far more advanced...
From deforestation to reclamation, automated satellite tool tracks vegetation shifts around mining sites
Phys.orgby Simon Schmitt·17d ago
From deforestation to reclamation, automated satellite tool tracks vegetation shifts around mining sites To better assess the spatial extent of mining facilities and their environmental impact, a...
Tiny quantum nanostructures could make AI less of an energy hog
Phys.orgby Jason Daley·17d ago
Tiny quantum nanostructures could make AI less of an energy hog Engineers at the University of Wisconsin–Madison have designed a new type of quantum nanostructure that could enable optical neural...
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